A Long Walk to Water
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Long Walk to Water
By (Author) Linda Sue Park
University of Queensland Press
University of Queensland Press
28th February 2011
Australia
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues
813.00
Physical Properties
Paperback
128
Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 12mm
123g
Description
Two young people, two stories. One country. Southern Sudan, 2008: Nya is going to the pond to fetch water for her family there and back, twice a day. She walks for eight hours every day to perform this seemingly simple task. Southern Sudan, 1985: Salva is walking away from his ruined village to find safety if there is any safety in his war-torn homeland. His journey across Africa to Ethiopia and then to Kenya and beyond will take many years. Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya's in an astonishing and moving way. This mesmerizing dual narrative by award-winning author Linda Sue Park is a fictionalised account of true events and shows us that in a troubled country, determined survivors may find the future they are hoping for.
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